Bee colony, Ligustica
We offer our naturally mated and instrumentally inseminated queen bees for purchase in 3 to 6 frame colonies (Dadan-Blatt 450 mm x 300 mm) , eliminating the need to introduce the queen bee into your own bee colony. Bee colony pickup is only available at Plānupes street 11A, Inčukalns, Sigulda district, Latvia. Colonies with instrumentally inseminated queen bees can be ordered until May 31.
The price includes: naturally mated 20 EUR or instrumentally inseminated queen 120 EUR plus 3 to 6 frames (brood combs and honey comb) x 14.50 EUR/per frame.
Upon receiving the new colony, you will additionally have to pay a deposit of 35 EUR for the swarm box in order to transport the bee colony. When returning the swarm box, the deposit will be returned.
The new bee colonies with naturally mated queen bees will be available in limited quantities starting in late June or early July. Orders will be fulfilled in queue, so we invite beekeepers to reserve new bee colonies now by placing an order. We will stop accepting orders at a certain number of ordered bee colonies.
Bee colonies with instrumentally inseminated queen bees will be available from mid-July to the end of August.
All queens are reared from breeder queens, tested in our apiaries. Upon receiving the instrumentally inseminated queens, the beekeeper will also receive information on the origin of the queens.
Ligustica bee colonies:
- Form strong, large colonies,
- Excellent foragers when nectar is widely available in nature,
- Winter consumption of food is uneconomical, overwinter worse than other races in severe winters (Finnish-Italian queens have better wintering ability),
- Are very gentle during the working procedures,
- Have low tendency to swarm,
- Greater tendency to rob than other races, if there is low or no nectar in nature.
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